Fountain shaving brush



Feb, 26, 1935. l-LDE MILLE 1,992,507

i FOUNTAIN SHVING BRUSH Filed Aug. 2, 1935 0% a INVENTOR Patented Feb. 26, 1935 -UNITED (STATES PATENT OFFICE v v `l; 1,992,6077- A n FOUNTAIN sHAvING BRUSH l znartweu De Mille, New York, N. Y.- .Application Auguste, 1933,'-seria1 No. 683,250 Y 5 claims. (c1. 15-1s9) This Y invention relates to improvements in shaving -brushes and more particularly to shaving brushes of the fountain or self feeding type.

OneA of the main objects of the invention re- V sides inv a shaving brush inwhich the handle constitutes a reservoir for a supply of liquid or semi-liquid soap Vwhich may be fed to the bristles of the brush in pre-determined amounts as and when needed. Thus'a convenient shaving appliance is provided especially for use by travellers as it is unnecessary to carry a separate container of soap or shaving cream, and if desired, a safety razormay be carried by the free end of the brush handle'to complete a compact shaving outfit.

`l Another feature of the invention is to provide a self-feeding shaving'brush in which the working parts lare easily accessible for thorough cleaning for the maintaining of the device in a clean and sanitary condition. A` further object is the 'provision of a selffeeding shaving brush which is simple and inexpensive of construction and manufacture, and positive of operation.

With these and other objects in view, the inventionv resides in a certain novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described, are pointed out in the appended'claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:-

Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe invention,

Figure 2 is an enlarged .vertical longitudinal sectional view showing the control rvalve in closed position, f'

' Figure 3 isa fragmentary side elevational view with parts in section and showing the control valve vin open position,

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 4 4 of Figure 2,

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of the valve element,

A Figure 6 is a detail horizontal'sectional view on the line 6 6 of Figure 5, and;

Figure 7 is a detail vertical sectional View of a slight modification. f 1 Referring to the drawing by reference characters, the numeral 10 designates myV improved fountain shaving brush in its'entirety'which includes broadly ahandle member 11 and a detachable brush element 12. The handle member 11 includes a tubular or hollow barrel section 13 which is closed at oneend and open at its opposite end, the open end being internally screw threaded 'as at 14 to threadedly receive the threaded'nipple 15 formed on one end'of'a valve -section 416. The'valve-section 16 forms part of the handle memberll and is formedl intermediate its ends with a transverse partition 17 which acts to close the open end of thebarrel 13. The valve section 16 is cylindrical in shape and forms a 5 continuation of the barrel section 13 and the outer endv of the sameconstitutes a socket 18 for 'a 'discharge opening Y19;-the wallsof which are l0 bevelled to provide a seat' for a conical valve member 20, which valvev member is movable inwardly. A stem'21 xed to the outer end of the 1 valve member extends therefrom'into the socket 18 and the free end passe's'through a spider 22 l5 arranged within a sleeve 23'; The stem 21 is formed with a flange 24 againstwhich one side of the spider abuts while the extreme free end of the stem is split and bent in opposite directions as at' 25 for theipurpose of swivelly rconnecting the 20 sleeve'23 to the outer end ofthe valvestem 21. Extendingoutwardly and radially of the' sleeve f 23v are lugs 26.

Fxedly supported vupon the partitionwall 17 and extending wthin'the barrel 13 is a wire cage 25 27 which vis built around the valve member 20. One end-off afcoilsp'ring 28 seats against the end of the cage 27 while the opposite endbears against the inner face of the valve memberv 20. The cage 27 `in addition to serving asan abut- 30 ment for one end ofthe coil spring 28 also serves to confine'the spring'to maintain the 'same bearing engagement with vthe valve .member `20i `for the purpose of normallyfurging the valve member seated against the bevelled walls of the 35 discharge opening 19. l y t Y Fitting into the socke'tl is the reduced cyliny drical neck 29 of the brush element 12, and which neck extends from the brush head 30 in which the bristles 31 are supported." Adischarge tube .40 32 extends through the neck 29 andiss'upported thereby, vthe outer ends of the tube opening in the center of the bristle tufts while the opposite end of the tube opens through an outwardly -flared or bevelled wall 33 provided at theinn'er 45 side walls of the socket l18"wlhile formed vwithin 50 the side walls' ofthe socket and .communicating with the slots 34 are oiset slots 35, the side wall of each being cut at an angle for a purpose to be presently explained.v n .Y Extending from opposite? sides lof the. neck 29' 55 of the brush element are pins 36 which enter the slots 34 and which are of a length to also enter offset slots 35 when moved thereinto, and which when moved into the slots 35 frictionally or wedgingly engage the inclined walls of the said slots for a purpose to be presently mentioned.

In practice, the hollow barrel section 13 of the handle 11 is filled with a supply of soap of a semi-liquid consistency, that is, vthe same `will not flow by gravity and must be forced to move. The barrel may be filled by removing the valve section 16 and when replaced, said valvesection.

serves to close the reservoir. `,l\lo,1m,ally the valve member 20 is in closed position as shown in Figure 2 of the drawing at which-timethepins 36 are disposed within oiifsetportons 35 of the slots. When the valve is` closed, -the'tubularl sleeve 23 is in a loosely depending position and the inner end is spaced from the partition walls ',17. Assume-'that vit is desired toL dispensea`fpredeterminedquantity of the soap contained with'- in the barrel 13. The operator turnsthehandle llrelative ,tothebrush element 12 or vice-versa pushing "inwardly one upon the other which causes thev pins36 to moveto a position against the walls of theclosed ends of the angular slots 34, or to that position showninfFigure 3 of the drawing. During the inwardy movement of the neck 29 within'. the socket 18theend wall of the neck strikes the-lugs26 and moves the sleeve member 23 inwardly tov a position in bearing contact Withfthe partition wallv 1'7 and 'which movement causes the valvemember 2O to unseat against the action of. the spring 28. It will now be seen that the sleeve member 23A forms aI continuous passage between the reservoir and the outer discharge end of the tube 32,`whereupon the operator may impart a sudden shakev to` the device causing a pre-determinedgamount of the soap toipass from the reservoir and be discharged through the tube`-32on to the bristles 31 of? the brush. After a sufficient amount. of soap has `been discharged, the handle 1-1 and brush ele- -ment 12 may be turned relative to each other to .return the parts to normal position at which time the valve member 20b will close by reasonV of the action of the spring' V28. V By reason of the;constructionA shown and debescribed, the parts may beperiodically cleaned to maintain the device ina sanitary condition, for by -ims'crewingthe Valvesection 1.6- from the barrel section 13 and V,detachably connecting the brushsection 12 from the valve section H1t, both thel valve vsection and the brush section may be individually cleaned by rinsing the same under afaucet and i-fdesiredf the barrel. 13Y may be cleansed. Y In Figures 1 and 2 of'the drawing, I have illustrated the inventionin `use with a safety razor. construction 37,. the same; being mounted or carried by the outer closed'. end of the barrel section 13. VThus the handle ,11" in` addition to serving as the handle for the brush, also `constitutes a handle for the safety razor, it being, of course, understood that the; brush. Yelement 12 l'is detached from the handle 11 when the razor is in use.

"In Figure '7 of the drawing yI have illustrated a slight modification wherein the outer end` of theA barrel 13-is closed and formed with a knob 38 instead of it being shaped to receive a safety razor construction as illustrated in the preferred form. l

`While I have' shownand described what I deem to be the most desirable embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that various changes as come within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to if desired.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:-

1. A fountain brush comprising a hollow handie, abrushelement having a iduct leading to the bristlesv ofv said` brush element,. releasable interlocking means slidably connecting said brush element and said hollow handle together, valve means. operable to an open position by movementv ofisaid'hollow handle in one direction re1- ativeY to 'said-brush element, and spring means actingrupon saidvalve means to close the same upon release of' saidL hollow handle.

,-,2.Ajifountain brush comprising a hollow handle, a brush section, releasable interlocking means for' detachably connecting said-;bm1sh.'section to Vsaid' hollowhandle and ifr permitting sliding movement' ofth'e samefrelative to each other, said brush 4section Shaving` afeed passage. leading.-l from within said hollow handle. to 'the'v bristles. thereof,

member inl sealing engagementl with the walls of said discharge passage, a brush elementV provided with a neck slidable intov one end: of said Vhandle member,- and having a feedfpassage therethrough, means for releasably connecting said brush ele- Yment and said Yhandle member for sliding movement, and a sleeve carried bysaidval've .member normally free of said partition and said-Sneek .and

disposed inthe path of inward movement of said neck for 'sealing engagement against said partition and said neck when said? valve member is in open position by reason of the inward movement of said neck relative to said tubular handle to form a sealed passage between said discharge passage and said feed passage.

4'. Afountain brush comprising a handle member embodying a barrel section and a socket section detachably connected to said barrel section, a Vsliding valve mounted in the end wall of said socket section; a stem depending from said valve spring means tending to normally hold said valve in closed position, a brush section provided with a neck slidable into said socket section, said brush section having a passage opening through said neck and into the bristles thereof, releasable --means for slidably connecting said socket section to said neck, and a'sleeve member loosely carried by said stem and disposed in the path of inward movement of said neck to coact and form a continuous closed. passage between the interior of said barrel and the bristles of said brush element.

5. A fountain brush comprising a tubular handle embodying a pair of threadedly connected sections, one of said sections constituting a reservoir section and the other al closure section therefor, said closure section having a transverse partition intermediate they ends thereof, a brush section slidably connected to the free end .of said closure section and having a duct thereinleading from the interior of the closure section to the bristles of the brush section, a passage provided in said partition, the Walls of the passage constituting a valve seat, a valve member, spring ber upon said valve seat, and a valve actuating element depending from said valve member and `engfageable by said brush element upon inward sliding movement of thesame to move said valve member away from said seat against the action of said spring means.

HARTWELL DE MILLE. 

